"Yeah, see you then!" Julie replied happily. She suddenly felt a lot less alone in the world, and that was a huge turning point. Even though she was still scared and upset with the situation, the fact that Kaiden was going to be there to share some of a responsibility made it feel like half of a huge burden had been lifted from her shoulders. She turned and left, a lot more energetically than before, feeling better than she had in a long time.